J&K: Pakistan shelling leaves 6 injured
Oct 27, 2016, at 03:19 pm
Jammu, Oct 27 (IBNS): in heavy firing by Pakistani troops along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's RS Pura sector one officer from the Border Security Force and six civilians were injured during overnight shelling, official said.
J&K: Pakistan resorts to ceasefire violation, 6 injured
Oct 27, 2016, at 03:12 pm
Srinagar, Oct 27 (IBNS): At least six people were injured as Pakistan resorted to ceasefire violation in RS Pura and Arnia sectors in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, media reports said.
Justice Reddy committee on OROP submits report
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:31 am
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): The one-man judicial committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) submitted its report to the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, here on Wednesday.
Joint Committee on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to visit Assam on Nov 2-3
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:15 am
Guwahati, Oct 26 (IBNS) : The Joint Committee on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 will be in Assam on a two day visit on Nov 2-3.
4.8 earthquake hits Mizoram, no casualty
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:12 am
Lunglei, Oct 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit Lunglei area in Mizoram on Wednesday, officials said.
Oct 27, 2016, at 12:46 am
Tezpur, Assam, Oct 26 (IBNS) : Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said that the libraries continue to play a central role in providing open and free access to information and ideas.
PM Modi interacts through PRAGATI
Oct 27, 2016, at 12:35 am
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired his sixteenth interaction through PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation.
NSG membership: Narendra Modi thanks New Zealand PM John Key
Oct 27, 2016, at 12:27 am
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked visiting New Zealand Prime Minister John Key as the nation constructive approach to the consideration of India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
Oct 27, 2016, at 12:07 am
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Indian Naval Ship Sumitra, an offshore patrol vessel, has arrived at Suva, Fiji today on a three day visit from Oct 26 to 29, as part of her operational deployment to Southern Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific, in pursuit of India’s ‘Act East’ policy and outreach to friendly countries.
President wishes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead of I-Day
Oct 26, 2016, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS); President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and the people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the eve of their Independence Day.
Bihar: Police to honour woman who got her alcoholic husband arrested
Oct 26, 2016, at 11:39 pm
Patna, Oct 26 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Authorities in Bihar have announced to honour the woman who got her alcoholic husband arrested, risking her married life.
Kolkata metro rail stopped for an hour as spark spotted in third rail
Oct 26, 2016, at 11:17 pm
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS): Metro rail service in Kolkata was partly disrupted for more than an hour on Wednesday morning as a minor spark was noticed in the third rail, reports said.
Fire breaks out in Kolkata school, creates scare
Oct 26, 2016, at 10:42 pm
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out at Don Bosco School in Kolkata's Park Circus area on Wednesday afternoon, triggering panic among students and their guardians, reports said.
Police pick up Salman Khan's bodyguard
Oct 26, 2016, at 10:20 pm
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IBNS): The police has picked up Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's bodyguard Shera who is facing assault charges after he allegedly hit a man and threatened him with a gun, media reports said.
Thankful for NZ’s support to India joining UN Security Council as permanent member: Narendra Modi
Oct 26, 2016, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of New Zealand met on Wednesday following which the below press statement, which sums up PM Modi's address, was released by the Prime Minister's office on Wednesday.
Aligarh univerity's hospital fails to procure ambulance, ailing professor dies
Oct 26, 2016, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Senior Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) faculty, Professor D Murthy died at the university's hospital as the authorities could not procure an ambulance for him in over six hours, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Bihar police arrest five as they rescue Delhi businessman's abducted sons
Oct 26, 2016, at 08:13 pm
Patna, Oct 26 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The Bihar police on Wednesday rescued the sons of a Delhi-based businessman, Babulal Sharma, who were kidnapped from the Patna airport on Friday evening.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out at Don Bosco School
Oct 26, 2016, at 07:46 pm
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS): A fire broke out at Don Bosco School in Park Circus area of Kolkata, according to reports.
Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav meets UP Governor on Wednesday
Oct 26, 2016, at 07:05 pm
Lucknow, Oct 26 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has gone to meet the state's governor Ram Naik on Wednesday, according to media reports.
Samajwadi Party expels UP minister Pawan Pandey for six years
Oct 26, 2016, at 06:25 pm
Lucknow, Oct 26 (IBNS): Pawan Pandey, the lawmaker from Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh, has been expelled from the Samajwadi Party (SP) for disciplinary reasons, the media reported on Wednesday.
Former Karnataka CM and veteran BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa acquitted of bribery charges
Oct 26, 2016, at 05:37 pm
Bengaluru, Oct 26 (IBNS): Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa has been acquitted by a Special CBI court on Wednesday of bribery charges related to illegal mining in the state, according to media reports.
PM Modi meets NZ Prime Minister John Key at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Oct 26, 2016, at 03:57 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met his New Zealand counterpart John Key at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi: JNU student found dead in hostel room
Oct 26, 2016, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): A student was found dead at the hostel in Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.
Kolkata: TCS trainee killed in midnight car crash
Oct 26, 2016, at 02:55 pm
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS): A 22-year-old newly appointed employee of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Sayoni Mukherjee was killed in a road mishap in the wee hours of Tuesday, reports said.
Mehbooba expresses anguish over loss of lives in cross-border shelling in J&K
Oct 26, 2016, at 02:57 am
Srinagar, Oct 25 (IBNS): Expressing grief and anguish over the loss of precious human lives in fresh spate of cross-border shelling in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday called for immediate de-escalation of the situation along the borders to put an end to the miseries of the people.
Prime Minister inaugurates National Tribal Carnival 2016
Oct 26, 2016, at 01:46 am
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated First National Tribal Carnival-2016 in New Delhi on Tuesday.
After militants attack on Ibobi, Assam police to review Sonowal security
Oct 26, 2016, at 12:51 am
Guwahati, Oct 25 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's security will be reviewed by Assam police following militants attack on Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh.
Miscreants killed three persons in Guwahati
Oct 26, 2016, at 12:24 am
Guwahati, Oct 25 (IBNS) : Three persons were killed by miscreants in Assam’s capital city Guwahati on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.
Huge quantity explosives recovered from lower Assam, two militants nabbed
Oct 26, 2016, at 12:17 am
Guwahati, Oct 25 (IBNS) : Assam police recovered huge quantity of explosives from Assam’s Kamrup district last night and arrested three persons in connection with it.
Kolkata: Speeding ambulance hurts 3 students, 2 pedestrians
Oct 26, 2016, at 12:00 am
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IBNS): At least five persons, including three students, were seriously injured on Tuesday when an over-speeding ambulance hit them on Jessore Road near Bangur Avenue at Lake Town area in Kolkata, reports said.